807: Assassin As a Service

About this episode

The episode discusses the second book in William Gibson's Sprawl trilogy, 'Count Zero', exploring its themes and connections to its predecessor.

Charge up your cyberspace deck and avoid all slamhounds! It’s time for us to discuss the second book in William Gibson’s famed Sprawl trilogy, “Count Zero.” Of course, Count Zero is the name of a great hacker… wait, it’s this kid? This is a book that defies audience expectations, from the title character to the way it follows up—or doesn’t, really—the events and characters in its famous predecessor. But, as our veteran Gibson readers note, it sets the template for his career to come....

People in this episode

Host: Jason Snell

Topics covered

• cyberpunk
• literature
• hacking
• William Gibson
• science fiction
• book discussion

Keywords

• Count Zero
• William Gibson
• Sprawl trilogy
• cyberpunk
• hacking
• science fiction
• literature

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Count Zero, Sprawl trilogy

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